SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS IN ISSELE-UKU AND DATES

First R.C.M. Church                                                    1893

Native Court openned                                                1904

First Government Primary School                                  1906

First Tax Payment                                                      1927

Oku Ntu                                                                   1926

Rev. S. Martins back from USA (first indigene)                1922

First T.T.C School                                                      1950

First Hospital                                                            1965

First Catholic Bishop                                                   1973

First Rev. Indigenous Priest                                         1973

First Bank                                                                 1978

Issele-Uku signed the treaty of peace with the Royal Niger Company    2/20/1896

First Customary Court built in Issele-Uku                                          1898

Rev. Fr. Dortois appointed superior of Issele-Uku Catholic Mission        6/26/1899

Rev. Fr. Libs posted to Issele-Uku                                                     1899

Rev. Fr. Charles Burr posted to Issele-Uku                                          1907

Influenza in Issele-Uku                                                                       1918

Heir - Prince Oko Nkwuka Died                                                           1925

Eclipse of the sun (ochichi efifie)                                                        1947

Rev. Charles Burr died in Issele-Uku                                                   1951

Pipe borne water commissioned                                                         1973

Rural electrification R.E.B commissioned                                              1974

Dr. Rev. Martin died                                                                         1976

N.E.P.A. commissioned                                                                     1988